ISPRS Awards Online Nomination Portal Open
ISPRS honours excellent researchers and experts by both, awards provided by organisations closely connected with ISPRS, and by awards highlighting excellent papers in ISPRS journals.
The procedures for the selection of awardees are described in the Terms of Reference of the individual Awards.
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ISPRS Educational and Capacity Building Initiatives 2026 – Call for Proposals
In accordance with the statutory mission and activities of ISPRS, the Society shall provide funds to support Educational and Capacity Building Initiatives, which will further improve its international status in education and training in the field of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, and will therefore benefit all ISPRS members. For 2026, ISPRS Council is making up to CHF70,000 (70,000 Swiss francs) available to support winning projects under the Educational and Capacity Building Initiatives. The maximum funding assigned to any one project shall be CHF10,000 per annum. Projects should commence on January 1, 2026 and typically last up to 12 months. In exceptional cases, applications for projects lasting up to 24 months will be considered. Projects of greater duration than one year will be subject to annual review before subsequent funding will be released.
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ISPRS is proud to announce that the Impact Factor (IF) of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IJPRS) has raised to 12.2
This IF increase of our flagship journal has also resulted in improvements in our rankings across several Clarivate categories :
1. Category « Geography (Physical) »: IJPRS has maintained its #1 position
2. Category « Remote Sensing »: IJPRS moved from #3 to #2
3. Category « Imaging Science and Photographic Technology »: IJPRS moved from #3 to #2
4. Category « Geosciences (Multidisciplinary) »: IJPRS moved from #6 to #4
We congratulate our Editor-In-Chiefs and Associate Editors for this achievement and we, of course, thank all the authors for the impact of their papers and their continuous trust in the excellence of our flagship journal.
Google Unveils AI 'Virtual Satellite' to Monitor Planetary Changes
A recent Nature Briefing reports that Google has launched a groundbreaking artificial intelligence model, AlphaEarth Foundations, designed to function as a “virtual satellite.” The model integrates trillions of disparate data points—including satellite imagery, radar, and other Earth observation sources—to monitor changes in land and shallow water bodies across the globe.
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